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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14
Death of Beecher.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher died
Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
He was stricken with apoplexv Sat
urdav morning and sank steadily I'M
til the hour of his death.
Mr. Beecher resided with his son.
Col. Henry Beecher, in Brooklyn.
Before the attack he was in apparent
good health. Between two and three
O'Clock Friday morning, March 4, he
awoke and complained of being sick
He began to vOmit freely, and then
laid back upon his pillow apparently
exhausted. In short time. he fell
asleep. Mrs. Beecher concluded
that he would feel better in a few
hours. The first breakfast bell rang
but did not awak en- him. The sec
ond bell also passed UNDECIDED. Be
coming alarmed Mrs. Beecher made
an attempt to arouse him, but could
not do so; soon afterward he tried
TO speak, but his voice was thick and
articulation indistinct. The family
physician was called and members of
the family summoned but no hopes
were entertained from the first Mr.
Beecher passed away gradually and
almost imperceptibly, drawing his
last breath without apparent suffer-
ing or return to consciousness in any
degree.
Henry Ward Beecher was third
child of DIR. Lyman Beecher, him
self an eminent divine, and was born
at Litchfeld, Conn, June "a, 1913.
He was therefore in his 74th year.
He graduated at Amherst college,
studied divinity at Lane seminary and
his first passionate of any note was
at Indianapolis. beginning in 1889
and ending in 1917, when he accept
ed a call to Plymouth church in
Brooklyn. There he has been ever
since, preaching to the largest audi
ences and commanding the most at
tention of any clergyman in America.
Before going TO Indianapolis he was
editor of the Cincinnati Journal one
year. and has since then for twenty
wears been a writer for the Christian
linton. He has also written extern
sively for other papers, and his SER
mons in Plymouth pulpit have been
gathered into numerous volumes.
He began a life of Christ some
years ago but the work upon it was
interrupted until recently, when he
resumed it and was thus engaged
when stricken down. lie delivered
lectures at Yale, on preaching, which
have been published in book, and
many of his other writings have been
issued in permanent form. Besides
doing all this, and while doing it, he
found time to lecture all over this
country and in England, and his SER
vices always commanded the highest
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

The 10Th congress was in session
10 months and 26 days and beat the
record in the amount of business
done. In the senate there were in
troduced 1857 bills and Is Joint res
olutions, on which 1888 written re-
ports were made, being upward of
500 more bills and 400 more reports
than in the 48th congress. The
total number of laws enacted was
approximately 1901, of which
1858 originated in the house and
338 in the senate. OF these 264 be-
came laws by limitation; 80 bills
failed to become the laws owing to
adjournment. The President vetoed
1872 senate bills and SO house or q
more than had been vetoed from the
foundation of the government down
to the beginning of this congress.
The President also pocketed and so
killed 80 bills. OF the bills which
passed the senate 800 became laws.
About $50 bills originated in the
house and failed of action in the
senate and $50 senate bills failed in
the house. The death roll of this
congress bears - names, an unprec-
edented number.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

opposite the desk is beautified nv large
room from the ladies pirIor over the
vestry, and by line OF hand some doors
which open from the vestry into the main
room. The min roomis brilliantly light
ed by large reflector and Il few bracket
lamps, the vestry by Il chandelier and
the parlor by hanging lamps. The main
room is carpeted with light-colored,
plain-tiguI ed carpet, harmonizing in color
with the room, the hall with hemp, the
rear hall with oil cloth The building is
heated with one ofJ w Murkiand's large
furnaces. which appears to have am
pie heating capacity to heat the whole
house easily. The ladies parlor is a
plain room, 20x24 feet, with kitchen and
pantry adjoining. These are furnished,
with chairs, stoves, crockery, etc already
purchased. The vestry is furnished with
costly and pretty folding seats. The
old bell, recently re-cast and enlarged, is
used. EVERYTHING necessary has been
done for light, warmth and ventilation.
The acoustic properties of the main
room seem to be good; there are no per-
ceptible echoes. The whole cost will be
in round numbers, So, 900, and the socie-
ty feel that they have received full value
for money expended. This large sum for
d small society has been raised by very
liberal contributions on the part of all
members, and Il most generous response
by parties outside. One member of the
church and his family put in about
81 POO, and MANY others pay as largely
according to their means. The Ladies'
Aid Society has labored long and hard,
and were able to furnish the carpets,
the upholstered seats, and much else; the
Odd Girls furnished the lighting appara-
tus and the pulpit chairs, and deserve Spe-
cial thanks from the society. Mrs. T. w.
Drew gave the beautiful desk; a gift re-
tanned in the hands of the Sunday school
treasurer, from Katie Drew, deceased,
was used in buying the Bible and flower
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14
General News items.

The public debt statement shows re-
duction OF 81 400 600 in February
Hotel-keepers at Nice are selling out at
great sacrifice in consequence of the
earthquake
steamer from China. just arrived at
San Francisco, reports Chinese junk
having been wrecked with 900 on board.
The estimated fire losses for February
are $1,000. 900, which is an increase over
the February average for the past thir-
teen years.
The loss by the fire to the Morgan line
pier and three other lighters and the
steamship '.Lone Star" in New York, is
variously estimated at from s4Oo, 900 TO
5000, 900.
Professor Falb. the Viennese meteorol-
ogist, announces that there is no further
danger expected from earthquakes in the
Rieviera.
The spirit of disorder is spreading in
Bulgaria Seryia has sent an army 10
The frontier. Renewed fear exists that
Russia is about to begin hostilities.
c. Z. Egan, young Ohio inventor,
claims To have perfected a system ny
which vessels at sea can communicate
with each other, or with land. by the hn-
man voice, without regard to distance.
Ihe -four story hour storehonse Of Piiis-
bury Co., at Minneapolis, MINI fell
with "A tremendous crash recently. In IL
were stored between l0O. 900 aud 10000
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14
WASHINGT LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR I
WASHINGTON, March 8.

Washington. March 8.
The forty ninth congress has joined
the procession of the past. 1t adj
journed sine die on the fourth of
March. It has become the fashion
to speak of the dilatoriness and stu
pidity of congress. Such abuse is
cheap. 1t might be explained that
it is difficult for heterogeneous mass
of clashing Municipalities and inter
ests to act smoothly and simultane-
ously. Other peoples have solved
the difficulties by divisions, frontier
Notifications, and standing armies
and colossal military budgets. We
prefer to settle wrangles in our own
house, and we are wise even in the
conceit of our foreign neighbors.
The only way to Judge the forty
ninth congress will be by comparing
it with previous congresses, and it
must be said in its favor that more
bills have been introduced and pass
ed by it, more have become laws and
more have received vetoes. than in
any of the congresses that had gone
before. Many important and useful
measures were passed, among them
changing the presidential succession"
to the cabinet; regulating the elect
oral count SO as to avoid disputes );
providing for one and two dollar pa
per currency; building a new con-
gressional library; recovering in for
feited railroad land grants nearly
0,000,000 of acres and restoring it
to the public domain; extending the
mail delivery system to the towns
with 10000 population; the inter
state commerce law; granting land
in severalty to Indians f; the Canadian
retaliation bill; the repeal of the ten
ure of office act; the increase of the
navy and prohibiting the importation
of foreign contract labor.
The bad measures attempted were
numerous, but fortunately few of
them became laws. Among them
were the oleomargarine tax; the
back bone land grant swindle: the
Mexican pension bill; and the de-
pendent pension bill, which was We
toed by the president. The river
and harhor bill met deserved failure
The president believing the money
was not needed, refused to sign it.
The river and harbor bill which he
signed August 6, 1886, made an APP
preparation of S14 ,474 900 and there
was then part of the preceding APP
preparation unexpended. On the
first of November last the engineer
in chief reported to congress that
there was on hand for the improve
ment of rivers and harbors S16,636,-
362. But little of this money has
been spent and there was no necessi-
~ for the appropriation of 100000,
900 more.
1t was President Cleyeland's orig
inal intention to remain at the White
House during the closing hours of
congress, but at the last moment
having received kilograms from
Speaker Carlisle and both senators
and raaracorfa<;,-aa sLax a.. l:4x
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14
HEARTLEss CRUELTY

it is TO delude poor sufferer INTO the
belief that some worthless liniment VIII
cure rheumatism and neuralgia. Honesty
is the best policy in the manuiactu. d
proprietary articles ns in NIL utIcr matters
and the fact that the pruprIciois oi Aliio-
phoros have never claimed Tor ii even htl
is melt wotld warrant has not little 10
do with its wonderful popularity anu 'hS
thousands OF grateful testimonials received
by them show that their policy has been
wise as well as right.
Experience has amply demonstrated
that mere outward applications are worm
iess. The disease has It's seat m t'' hleh'.
and any remedy to be successful must deai
with the Obstructive acid which poisohs
and inflames il.
AthIonborns nets on the blood, muscles
and Joints directly. Ii takes the poison
out of the blood and carries IL out of the
system: il invigotntes the action OF the
muscles and limbers the stiffness Of the
Joints. Ii reaches the liver and kidneys,
can sin.y them from irritating substances,
and. if followed up after the rheumatic
conoitions cease. il will restore these organs
to regularity and health.
Uinsdale. y. H., May Is, 1886.
The sale of Athlophoros Is rapidly IN
creaslng with us ana mas nearly "ou"i'u
in the last month; every one who has tried
il seems very mach pleased with ITS ELECTS
and recommends il highly.
WARDEN, JONES Il Co, Druggists.
Manchester. \. H., March 10, 1856.
Having suffered for some time from
rheumatic difficulty | was induced 10 try a
bottle of Athlophoros and am happy 20
recommend the same rs sure relief for
rheumatism. ARTHUR b. SMITH.
Every druggist should keep Athlophoros
AMI Athlophoros Pills, but where they can
not be bought of the druggist the Athlo-
phoros Co., IL Wall ST., New York, will
send either carriage paid on receipt Of
regular price, which is Sl.OO per bottle
for Athlophoros and soc. for Pills.
For liver and kidney diseases, dyspepsia IN
digestion, weakness nervous debility, diseases
of women, constipation. headache, impure
blood. &c. AthlOphoros Pills are unequnled
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

The fisheries retaliation bill, the
bill to repeal the tenure-of-oftice act,
The bill providing for an investiga-
ton of the Pacific railroads, and the
agricultural appropriation bill, have
all become laws by the approval of
the President. The anti-polygamy
and the trade dollar bill have become
laws without the Presidents appro-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

Arrangements for the issue of the
Conference Reporter during the SEES
sion of the Vermont annual confer
ence to be held here commencing
April p, are so far completed that
the editors have issued their announce
ment and solictit subscriptions. Rev.
J.-E. Bowen willcontribute an histor-
zeal sketch entitled 1.-The first Meth
Odist Itinerant TO Vermont and
there will be other attractive features.
W. j johnson, St. Adams, is the
manager of the paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

The gross earnings of the 10 miles
of the Passumpsic road in Vermont in
1886 amounted to Sj37. S91, an in
crease of $4,000 over 1885. The
earnings of the B. & L. road, 12O
miles were 1915, $50, an increase of
$40. 600 over 1855.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14
manager Of the paper.

The New York World has the
courage of its convictions, and it will
not sustain the lawless proceedings
of its party in Indiana. 1.-The Indi-
ana senate can lose nothing by doing
the right thing, while by continuing
its present course it is reaping a har-
vest of odium. Mr.. Robertson was
fairly elected lieutenant governor by
n vote of the people, and is the right
full and legal presiding officer of the
senate. To exclude him from his seat
is to commit a wrong and to violate
the law. In politics, as in private
life, honesty is the best policy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

Its predicted that the witty and
caustic Tom Reed of Maine will not
only be the leader of the republicans
in the 5Oth congress, but of the dem
ocrats as well. The latter have no
one to match him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

The town elections in Massachu-
sets on Monday showed large gains
for the principle of prohibition. Some
of the worst license towns wheeled
into line.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

The only Perfect SteamIess aud OdorIes
kFtIls-
ever made, thousands heing used, aud all are de-
lighted with them. Sold only by agents. from a
nice model, that can be carried 10 a ladies small
street Satchei. Can give exclusive territory Just
the incest article for ladies gentlemrn canvass
their towns and vicinity with. We warrant them
70 TO what saw. No money called la advance
J.: ROBE Is, Montpelier. VT, General Agent
for Vermont. Lock Box Al.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

When Baby was sick, we gave her CastOria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When shs became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14
SCrofufa


Is one of the most fatsl scuurces which
afflict mankind. Tt is often inlertel
but may be tic rcsui. ~ uI4nul F.e.l.
nation, mercuriai poison. "a. y sau. .Hrss
and various other causes. Chrou.. .asas.
Ulcers, Assesses, Cancerous HImors,
and, in some cases, Emaciation ana Com
sumption, result from a scrofulOus condi-
ton OF the blood. This disease can be
cured by the use Of Ayers Sarsaparilla
Inherited a scrofulous condition Of TIC
blood, which caused a derangement o.
whole syst "a. = -rr taking less Z %
four bottles of Ayers Sarsapariiia 1 an
Entirely Cured
and, fer tho past year, have not found IL
necessary to IIsc any 'lcinc Whatever.
I am nov s. '..ttor health, and stronger,
tb?1 e.e. '. .a.u.--O. 4. Willard, =.
fremont -. DO tuI, Mass.
Z was t~arI..l vith Scrofulous Sores
.ur i've Yeas, d. o.. ai.vr using few
bottle q rsr's Sacsaparilia. the sores
h-s..4i 'a ta-o uoW good health
E--zL...a NarnDck, "a Appleton street,
Lowell. Mas.
So.r- 1scs.i'r ago 7 was troubled with
.scr-t.iuas Sores on my leg. The limb
WAS badly ~cllen aud infiamed, and the
sores discharged large quantities of often
,ivc matter Every remedy failed until
: llard ) E'"'s Sarsaparilla. BY taking
tire. bottles of this medicine the sores
hay. A. 81 leaied. ami my health Is re-
stored. [ am grateful for the good 10 has
done me. - Ell RS. Ann O'Brian, l5S Sulli-
van St.. New York #
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-e5 rs e. J. &. Aver q Co., Lowell, Mass.
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14
SOMETHING TO Think ABOUT
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14

GROUND PLAN OF THE HOUSE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-27
FIGHTING THE UNIONS.
ENCOURAGEMENT GIVEN BY THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Which viii Hold Meeting Tuesday
Chicago is the City Where the Battle
Must be Fought-Other Indus
tries Likely to be Involed.

CHICAGO, May 20.-From all parts of the
country dispatches have been received to-
day by President Tappan of the Builders
Exchange and President Downey of the
master masons endorsing the plan of
campaign adopted yesterday by the build
the kilograms that a majority of the
builders of the United States regard Chi
cago as the city where the master con-
tractors are to flight it out with trades
unionism." In view of this and after
much telegraphing members the ex-
ecutive board of the National Builders
association decided this afternoon to as
semble in Chicago next Tuesday and take
hand in the struggle.
There is a disposition among the Chica-
go builders this evening to keep the mat
tiers as they are now if possible, until the
arrival OF the national committee. Unless
tered the idea is to push matters then
with the support that the national organ
ization can give in various ways if it so
chooses.
Eight or ten prominent manufacturers
held an informal conference to-day and
decided to request President Crane of the
Metal Workers Association to call a
special meeting of that body to take action
upon the building trade card of principles.
AS the association has 106 members and
employs 10000 men, large numbers of
whom are in no way connected with the
building trades there is a chance that the
lockout and fight for the card principle
may spread to other Industries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-27

MIR Fink Favors the Permanent suspen,
sion of Section 4.

WAsHINGTON, May 1.-THE inter State
commerce commission went into secret
session this afternoon and spent several
hours in an Informal talk with Albert
Fink, commissioner of the trunk lines, as
to the operations of the law, its effects
upon the railroads, etc. The conference
was entirely informal, the commissioners
desiring ito get additional light upon the
attitude of the railroads rs to the law.
RINK favored permanent suspension Of
the fourth section wherever necessary to
meet competition.
In reply to Chairman Black who asked
the commission that II ruling be made
that should compel certain railroads
which had refused to do so to give half
rate fare to members of the National
Home Tor Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and
Sailors, the commission say that 1t is
without their jurisdiction to make such
order.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-27
Mysterious Flight and Suicide on the
Providence Road.

AS an express on the Boston and Prov
idence road was about to leave Boston
May 10 it was boarded by an excited
Frenchman. He was without collar, vest,
or oyercoat, and his suspenders trailed on
the ground. He said: "My daughter
she is on this train. She is running away
with a man. | want to speak to her.
No one interfered with him, but later
when the conductor made his rounds he
found the Frenchman sitting on the plat
form between the second and third cars
He was asked for his ticket and said he
had none and no money. Ppm watching
my daughter" he continued she's run
ming away and follow her to New York.
Then she goes to Paris and l will follow
her there. She ran away with a man. "
He simply shrugged his shoulders when
asked how he expected to proceed without
money and the conductor threatened to
lock him up on the arrival of the train at
Providence.
AS the train neared Sharon the brake
man saw the Frenchman throw himself
from The train and the Sharon station
agent later found his dead body lying be-
side the track. A young French woman,
presumably his daughter, was on the train
with an older woman, who bought tickets
for New York and was apparently well
supplied with money.
The body of the Frenchman, when found
had one arm cut off and the whole top of
the head was gone.
Later developments explained the
mystery The man was a French lawyer,
named De La Tourasse, who came to Bos-
ton and lived with French woman not
his wife. Two months ago she died, leav-
ing little girl of five years and few days
old infant. Then De La Tourasse wrote
to Toulouse and requested his daughte
Marie to come oyer and visit him in his
elegant home" in the new world Leav
ing her mother, VINO is well provided for,
and her brother, an officer in the French
army, Marie embarked on the steamer
and in due time landed at New York. A
process of disillusion followed the young
lady's arrival at Boston. Instead of pleas
ant home and a prosperous father she as
certained that her domicile was to be a
garnet and that she was to take charge of
two illegitimate children. Then her hon
est pride became aroused, but it did not
burst forth into flames until she was COM
PEELED to seek the friendly off ces of the
priest of the church of Notre Dame. De
La Tourasse had attempted to commit an
unnatural crime. His daughter was re.
turning to her home in France and the
father was pursuing her, when in fit of
desperation he jumped from the train and
killed himself
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-27
AN OLD MYSTERY SOLVED.
A Father Kills his Son in Self Defence-A
Strange Tale.

LEWISTON, Me-, May 20.-The Journal
has the following Thirteen or IA years
ago, David Silver, aged 30, the son of
Daniel Silver, disappeared from his home
in Rumford and the cry was raised
throughout the town that he was lost or
had taken his own life. The search was
continued for month but no trace was
found. His father was buried to-day at
Rumford Centre at the age of so. The
mystery of Daniels disappearance is solv-
ed by Herbert Bixbee, who worked on the
Silver farm at the time and who joined in
the search. After the disappearance,
having occasion to get some dress
ing under the barn floor Bixbee re-
moved SOME chaff and came upon
some rocks and loose dirt which aroused
his suspicious. He went to Silver and
asked him if he ever had well under the
barn floor. The old man trembled and
seemed very much frightened He finally
made confession to the effect that his
son David, in one of his violent spells to
which he was subject attempted to as
sault him with pitch fork. He warded
off the blows and struck his sou over the
head with sled stake, killing him almost
instantly. Fearing the law would deal
severely with him he hurried the body
under the barn floor where it may be
found to-day if it has not been disturbed
recently. sBiXbee agreed not to men
ton the matter till the old man was dead
and kept his word.